The Sun. — London, England, 1864-03-15 00:00:00

AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Two O'CLOCK. At the Paris Bourse this day, according to Mr. 1 , Renter's telegram s , th e Th ree per Cent. Ratites : opened at 66fr. 75c. Firm. The improvement of I per cent. in the English i s t t ,' Panda at the close of business yesterday has not been fully maintained to-day. A few sales effected et( in the early part of th e morn i ng soon b rought quo- 111: tations down per cent., and Consols are now 911 f f or money, and 912- I for the acco nn t. Th e genera l if a Ppearanc e of af f airs, however, is favourable, the Prospect of cheaper money and the hope that Europe It hl still escape a general war, create a better feeling It 441011 g operaturs, and the markets, notwithstanding an occasion a l a d verse fl uctuat i on, maintain great et . 13 ,"YancY• The New Threes and Reduced Annui "es are 893 i ; Exchequer Bills, 3s. dis. to par; I ndia 5 per Cents., 104! ; Enfaced 5 per Cents., 104 , and B onds, Bs. die. 0 In the For e i gn M ar k et there i s not muc h ann i ma- et "on, and prices are less buoyant. Turkish 6 per el C ents., 1858 , are 68f ¢; do. Consolides, 53 4 , Meal n, 42/ 43k; G reek, 224 234 ; Spanish Passive, 86 2 ; do. Certificates, 131 14 ; Portuguese 481 1 ; Italian, 674 ; and the Confederate Loan, 48 50. Business in the Railway Share Market has been rather in ac ti ve, the dealers and speculators having b een chiefly engaged w i t h the liquidation of the half monthly account. Great Western and Mid d, how ever, have improved £l, Brighton and E metropo li tan 155., N ort h W estern 1 0s., and Great ..eatra 5 5 . ; while Lancashire and Yorkshire have p h ned 5 3. and South Western 10s. littl e e For eign a n d C o l on i a l un d erta ki ngs exh ibi t ani mation, and uotations are unaltered. Bonk and Mis q cellaneous Shares continue in mo detat e request. Bank of Otago realise 41,- ; Chins, nod Japan, 3 / 1 ; Union of London, * ; Hudson's B a y C ompany, 181 ; Imperial 4 5 Fi nancial, 4 to 4+, prem. ; F o r e • s t reet W arehouse, to prem. ; Tha mes I ron S h i p b uilding Company 2 ! 3 i Prem. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 3 Per Cent. Consols 3 Ditto Account, Ap r il 8 .... Nper C en t. R e d uced ew 3 per Cent New 21 p er C ent. Jan. . 1894 — Annuities, 30 yrs, expire .sth Jan., 1880 — Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 23 & 3 per Cent, par 1 3 din Ditto 4500 Ditto 4100 and £200 Bank England Stk, 41 per Ct., last U.-yr 239 40 INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. India Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 — Ditto 6 per Cent. July, 1870 D itto Account.... - Ditto 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 — Ditto Enfac e d P aper, 4 per Cent ... — Ditto 6 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Ditto 51 .. 104 per Cent., May, 1879 _ Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., April 1864 Ditto ditto Aug., 1866 D itto Bonds El,OOO — dis D itto under £l,000 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Austrian Bonds, 6 per Cent .. Ditto 1859 — Brazilian 5 per Cent Ditto, 1839 and 1859 994 Ditto 4i per Cent., 18.52-58-60 Ditto 1863 .. 88 73 ' ... Ditto Scrip, £ 55 paid kenos Ayres 6 p . er Cent — Ditto Account. .. — Cuba, 6 r Cent. Ch lien 6 per Cent. .. Ditto 41 pei Cent .... — Colcimbian 6 Scrip £BO pd: Bquador Now Consolidated, 1 per Cent.. R g•yptian 7 per Cent.. .. :Ditto, Second I ssue ti reek 5 per Cent., 1824-6, ex-Coupons...— Ditto Account 232 1 Ditto Coupons lo# Ditto Account lO3 Guatemala 5 per Cent. Ditto Deferred — Italian 6 per Cent, (Alaremmana Railway) Mexican 3 per Cent .... Ditto Account Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada Ditto 2 per Cent. — Pie dmontese, 6 per Cent.. Ex. 25f — P • Ditto Scrip (1863) £42 Bs. 3d. paid — pm eruinan 41 per Ce n t .. bitto Account — Ditto 3 per Cent. Ditto A-ccount ........ — Portoguese 8 per Cent., 1853 Ditto Account .. ... Account rtassian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — Ditto 3 per Cent 1859 .. • °N.., 'Ditto 5 per Cent, 1862 • 891 vediula, 4 per Cent. .................. 3 vitro Aocount ...................... CDittin 5 per Cent ........... — o Account .............. P R Tlish 3 per Cent — ,itto Account -uitto New Deferrld 1 tptto Account. Bbitt at° Pensive .......... . ..... - 3 o Account. ............. 4 l'ish Cert. of Coup •not fUnded T,,ltte, Acz,,ount " l ish 6 per Cent. 1854 Di rt Account Dittoij`tto 6 per Cent. 1858 itto Account ........ Account Bonds.. . 71 22 - .! , tto 0 per Cent. 1862 Ditto Account .. 702 tuLtte, _4lOO Bonds \re:: Uuaranteed, 4 per Cent. ,t 2-. uela 3 per Cent. 4iltto Account 234 Ditto 6 per Cent 1862 Itto Account " 632 1 Allsi, .Dividends on the above payable in Loud , n • 13 e k, t Pan, 5 per Cent.. Ex. 10 Florins. l tt i,`, ," 4 per Cent., Ex. 25f. .1 1 4 2 / per Cent E 12 G . 1 — / "'at° 4 ~ tali ~. per Cent. Certificates /); 1 4. 1 , 6 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs 673 13 "to Account ............ ........ 4 etilvian - Dollar Bonds, 41 per Ct. Ex. 4s. —C o tTHREE O'CLOCK. 4801. ... bittc:4l°lIBY 4 1 prilAccount ......... 9.,,,,5, 91 1 4 -07iTTEY- MAR-iET CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK: A slight change has come over the aspect of affairs in the discount market to-day. Greater demand for money has been experienced, and the bankers and brokers, seizing the opportunity, have increased their charges 51 and 6 percent., being the quotations current for first class bills. This small advance, however, creates not the least anxiety, because the enlarged inquiry is considered to be only of a temporary character, and with the con tinued and extensive influx of gold into the country there is every prospect that before long a substan tial concession will be graned to the mercantile community. About £14,000 in bar gold was taken into the Bank yesterday, but 50,000 sovereigns were with drawn for exportation. The steamer La Plata has arrived from the West Indies with £1,045,600 in specie, being the largest amount ever conveyed in one vessel. During the past few days there has not been much animation in the foreign and colonial pro duce markets. The high rates demanded for sugars has in some measure checked operations. Tea has continued in fair request, while in coffee the deal ings have been to an average extent at full rates. Rice, fruit, and spices have remained inactive, while tallow has been dealt in to a moderate extent for both present and forward delivery at about previous quotations. The Stock Exchange Committee have appointed Friday, the 18th March, a special settling day in , the shares of the National Provincial Aerated Bread Company (Limited), and in the new shares of the London Financial Association (Limited) — both to be marked, but the former in the bi.weekly list only. The share list of the New Devon Consols Copper Mining Company will close on Wednesday, the 16th March. The prospectus has been issued of the British Columbia and Vancouver Island Investment Com- t: pany, with a capital of £500,000, half of which is to be its first issue in shares of £25 each. It is introduced by the General Credit and Finance Coin pup of London, and the object is to raise money on debentures in this country, and to apply the pro ceeds to mortgage of real estate or other securities in the two colonies, where the value of capital is always considerably higher than it is here. The company will act as agents in all matters of invest- IT) ment and finance between the home capitalist and Sk the colonial property holder. 2, - 7 -- SHARE MARIO TS.— Thu day, ORDI RY SHARES AND STOOBB. Sharei Railways. I ' , al l Closing j Bus Price. de 13.14. 1 Bit, Wol., and Str. Val. all 8 Si 25 Blythe and Tyne. 10 ; Bost.,Sleaf.,andMid.e o a ll Si 9 st ;Bristol and Exeter st !Caledonian .. , 100 121 122 50 Cork and Bandon I all A 20 Cornwall all 6 7 10 Do A . gets no div ) all 1 0 Do. B till 6p c.p an.hasi iam t been paid to B.; J 50 Dublin & Belfast June. all 36 38 25 Dun.,Perth,&Ab. Junc.! all 16 17 at Edinburgh & Glasgow.! 100 92 84 et Glasg. and S. Western.! 100 1 106 109 at Great Eastern, Ord. stk 100 ' 46 47 et Ditto. A stock ....... 100 -- et Ditto East Anglian st 100 6 4 7} et GreatNorthof Scotland 100 et Great Northern........ 100 125} 126.1 et Do A stock st Do Bdo et Gt. S. and W. of Ireland 100 9 3 95 st Great Western ...... . 100 66 66j et Do Str Val ua. stock 100 et Lancashire & Yorkshire 160 109} 1094 st London and Blackwall 100 68 70 st Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast 100 10 t 103 at Lon., Chat., and Dover 100 41 42 at Lon. & North Western 100 107 1074 at Lon. & Sw‘th Western 100 99 100 st Man., net, & Lincoln. 100 51 62 50 Maryport and Carlisle. all 124 Do t shares.. .. all at Metropolitan all 1094 7691, at ,Midland Do New st Do Birming. & Derby 100 96 98 50 &lid. Gt. W. of Ireland all 25 Do. $ shares - 25 Arid Feat LO Do Cray Line it North British it Edin., Perth, & Dundee 100 24 26 It Nth. Eastern—Berwick 100 loot Doi :5 Do, G.N.E. purchase 16.13.4 u it Do Leeds lOO 551 66i It Do York et Do lOO st North London 10 IDo New ....... 16.4 North Staffordshire 10 N. and S. W. Junction all 114 11l st Scottish Central 100 124 120 st iScot N. E., Aber. sto " ck 100 4t 44 st Do Scot. Mid. stock lOO 98 lOU 10 Shrews. and Welohpoolj all it ( Shropshire Union 100 63 61 it ; South Devon lOO 34 36 it ISouth Eastern it South Wales it S. York. and River Dun 100 98 101 10 Staines,Wok..andWok.l all Si 94 15 Stockton tic Darlington! all 87 . ..38 Do Pi 10 Do New, 1866 1 _lO _7 st ITaff Va1e...... 10 Do B 8 5 7 t 10 Do C 3 3 4 tUlster Do Do .54 IVale of Neath llOO I 01 01 It IViotoria sta. and Pim.. i 100 it "Waterford & Kilkenny' 100 Went Cornwall _ 100 22 24 _ liarAlgoo! &R : 100 t West Midland—Oxford 100 Do Newport! 100 Do Hereford 100 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closing Paid. Price. Atlantic 1k St Lawrenct all 58 40 .j Born.,Baroda&.Cent Ind 100 1031 101 t Gu. 6 per cent. O Do. New . 8 p 1 p O Do. E. Shares.. Di Buffalo and Lakeliuron all 5 bi O Do. Preference Bulfalo,Brant,&Godrich ,„ p. ot. bds. Aug. 1, 1871 " Do. do. July 1, 187: , 100 O Do. do. June 1, 16:i 100 t Cleutta.&S.Eastn.(Litn 100 101 (03 t Cape Town (t. Dock Scril' 100 103 105 ,ock I Plastn. Bengal gu. sp. r 100 105} 1060 rok East Indian, gu. sp. c. 100 Ic4& 205 20 Do. do. G Ext..... 15 p 20 Do. do. H do. .. 15 )olc Grand Trunk of Canada 100 19 20 )0 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds.. all 73 75 )0 Do. do. deferred...... all 58 42 10 Do. 2d Pref. Bonds.. all 65 67 )0 Do. do. deferred...... all 51 63 )0 Do. 3d Pref. stock ... all 49 51 O Do. do. deferred...... all 40 (2 10 Do. 4th Pref. stock... all 26 28 00 Do. do. deferred.. 7... all 22 s 5 ook Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.o 100 1031 /04 N Do. New gua. sp. a... 12 Do. January, 1882 )ok Gt. South.of India(Lim guaranteed 5 pper cent 100 103 10i 201 Gt. IV. of Canada Shareb all Of 10 204 Do. New ....... 13 11 104! 00 Do. 6 p.o. '73 with't opt all 92 04 00 Do. 51 p. o. do. '77-8.... all 85 87 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 ip Dek Madras . guar., 5p.0. .. 100 tv3 )04 )ck Do. 11 p. 0. Extension 100 97 98 ck Dc. lh d 0....... 100 42 94 10 Do. Fifth Extension.. 2 -- )ck Mel b.Corp. 6p. o. linds. 100 •0 Melb. & ob6on's Bay. all 66 58 10 Do. 7p. c. Mort„ lids. all Newßrurswick Can& Class A and B. all 8 6 N. itl.C'da3 pc let )1 bdP 100 82 14 !ock Scinde (100 1031 104! ock Do. Delhi.. . 4..; 1 100 103 104 10 Do. do .. f o r. el 2 i /p st Do. Punjaub .... all 103 104 Do. Do. ........ , pg. , 100 )ck I Do. Indus. St. Flo. ) i' k 100 Os 101 (A./LON LA.I. (ioVEItiNMSN't SEUURITI.edI. - ,t,ili.(iov. 6 p.e.Ja. &July 1877-84 Do. 6p. c. Feb.& Aug. 100 160 102 Do. 6p. o. Mar. & Sept. 100 09 101 Do. 6p. c. Jan.&July. 10i 90 #2 Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 89 171 Cape G. Hope. 6 p 0,1873 100 106 108 Do.Ap Oct& 1880 100 108 110 Do. 1800 100 1/0 112 - Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 100 110 111 Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 ill 111 Mauritius 6 per cent .. 100 106 108 Natal Gov. 6 per cent.. 100 108 110 N.B.Gov. 6p.0. a.,lauly 100 101 103 Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 S.W. Gov. 5p I,lBot 100 99 100 Du. sp. c.,18/1 to Iblt 100 90 10) Do. d0.,1888 &upwds 100 99 IGO New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 108 110 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. sterling, 1875. lOO 104 106 Queensland Gcv. 6p. c 100 Aus G6p.c.1878.& up.. 100 109 111 - Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 - Do. to 6DA An.dtOok _ 100 1104 1114 t BRITISH MINES. 2 - Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 - uhflord Amalgamated. - Devon G. Cone. (Taoist. - East Bassett (Mogan) __ . _ - East Clog - au Gold. Ltd _ - ,East Caradon ..... 2.14.6 291 304 - Nast Cam Brea... . 3.4.0 7 7 E. W'lltussel (Tavistk.) 8.9.0 4f 4f - 'Gam.dat.Aubyn(Gwen ) 58/ , 10 11 - Great South Tolgus 178 4 44 - G. Wheal Vor (lielston) 40 39 at - !Grenville 6.16. C 64 74 - Ifiercors-Foot .. 8.12 15 37 - !Elingston Downs 4.18.0' 4 44 Lady Bertha - !Siargaret (Gay Lelant 9i 17 19 i • Marko Valley.. ltyndy Iron Oro (Lim ) 24 14 4 0 • New Setun l9l 85 95 North Downs 24 11 2 N. Wh'i Basset (Mogan, 3.1.0 2 24 North Wheal Crotty , Par Consols (St. Blaze ) ,) lE'rovidenoe (Uny Lelnt.) 10.6.7 44 46 i South Caradon(St.Cleer, 14 440 160 S. Cara Brea (Illogan) )S.Wheal loran. (Illogan) 18.1E1.9 85 60 cStray Park 30.17.6 26 28 ifamarSilv.& Lead Min — ' fin Crott 9 191 20 West Basset a . llogan). 'll 11 12 iL e C t t s r e a t d o o n n (Liakeard) 4 s if 191 '19 3 I Wheal Basset (Illogan) 54 871 92 5 1 Wheal Buller(ltedruth) 10 31 37 Wheal Kitty (13.Lelant) 2.0.6 WhealLudeott ..... .. 3.0.8 21 3 - Wheal Mary Ann (Men ) 8 134 14/ Wheal 3eton 584 175 185 Wheal Trelawney (Lis ) ' 7 2 4 211 Wheal Union , 3.17 24 24 31 1 6 1 570 680 80 65 70 PREFERENCE SHARES. treat Eastern, E. Counties. Ext. No. 1, 109 London, Chatham, and Dover 5 per cent. pref., 93 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTAL& London, Tilbury, and:Southend, 100 Midland Bradford pref: stook, 941 4 Nottingham and Grantham R. & C., 94i Willa and Somerset, 90 • FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco (Um.) gun. 7 per cent, 1? Belgian Eastern Junction, San Paulo (lira.), gua.:7 per cent., S Ditto (all), 21 South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 211 FOREIGN MINES. Panulcillo Copper, lim., 2,1 Port Philip, 2g Worthing (limited), JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Bank of Egypt, 276 I Chartered iler. of India, London, and Chiita, 701 70 a East London, lim., 74 f English and Irish (11m.), 15 Imperial Bank (lira.), 276 Imperial Ottoman, 18i I 19 181 London and Brazilian aim), 586 London and County, 576 86 Bletrop. and Prov. Bank (lim.), 23g Standard of British South Africa (Um), £8 7/ Ditto, new, 31 If MISC ELLANEOUS. Anglo-Mexican Mint, 21 Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lira., 2; Egyptian. Commercial and Trading, Rm., 5 4; Hudson's Bay, 18. International Financial Society, 121 11; Intercolonia! Royal Mail Steam, lira., Ditto, new, 51 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour), 31 5 Land Securities, Um., 4; London General Omnibus Company, 2! Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), 11m., 81 FALMOUTH AS A MAIL.FACKET 18 with much satisfaction that we are enabled to inform our readers that in consequence of representations made by the Liverpool, Manchester, and Glasgow Chambers of Com mace, her Majesty's Government have entered into nego tiations with the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, with the view of arranging that the company's magnificent steamers shall in future call at Falmouth to land and receive their mails. During the past week some of the Royal Mail Company's officials have been engaged in examining the ex tensive dock and railway accommodation recently providad at Falmouth, and it is confidently anticipated that at no distant date the public will derive tho full benefit of a greatly accelerated mail service. We have not heard that any arrangement has been made respecting the East India mails. Doubtless, however, this will follow in due course; the reasons which have induced the Government to move in the matter of the West India mails apply with equal force to the seaborne portion of the East India mails, and we may reasonably expect that in a short time all contract mail steamers will land their mails at the most westerly port in tb o English Channel, and that the immense stream of traffic which pours through the narrow seas will be relieved from the dangers incidental to the increase of NwiftlY-propelled atom Yen§elo.—X9ney mirhe ,l icvict9l 09j} HOUSE 'his Day) THE CASE OF THE AEEXANDI L k-THE ATTORNEY GENERAL V. SILLEM AND OTHERS. Present :—The Lord Chancellor, Lard Cranworth, Lord St. Leonard's, Lord Kingsdown, Lord Chelmsford, and Lord Wenslydale. The Attorney , •Gleneral in replying upon the whole case, contended that the rules which had been drawn up by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on which the appeal was founded, were is strict accordance with the Queen's Remerabrancer's Act and the Common Law Procedure Act. The 26th section of the Queen's Remem brancer Act, he maintained, was framed expressly for the purpose of giving a power of appeal, and quoted many high legal authorities in support of that view. He pointed out that Parliament would not have been likely to make laws respecting the Court of Exchequer in the way contended fo by the defendants in this case. Lord Wensleydale said it was clearly competent for Par liament to make these laws if it pleased. The Attorney-General said it was doubtless in the power of Parliament to make any laws it pleased, and he had not intended to Bay anything about the competency of Parliament in that respect, but surely Par liament, if it pleased, was competent to give power. He claimed to the Chancellor of the ExchE quer the power given under the 26th section, with regard to error. The learned gentleman was arguing on the subject of the pro babilities of the legislature. The Lord Chanc;llar said the probabilities or improbabi lities, unless they influenced construction, wcre matters with which their lordships had nothing to do. The two cardinal points were the extent and meaning of the word practice in the 26th sec.; and, second, the point which had been raised in reference to the retrospective operation of the rules which had been made by the Barons of the Exchequer. The Attorney-General was proceeding to reply, when we went to press. LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day, COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.) IN RE T. DOBSON. This bankrupt was a wine merchant in Nicholas-lans and Kingston-on-Hull, and was one of the trustees under the est%to of Z. C. Pearson, the extensive shipowner at Hull. Assignees were chosen a few days since, but subsequently ,the creditors held a meeting, at which a resolution was passed for winding up the affairs out of court. Mr. Brandon appeared for several creditors, and said that Mr. Registrar Brougham had reported in favour of the resolution, but it was necessary that there should be a formal order for the stay of proceedings pending the com pletion of the deed of arrangement. After hearing Mr. Kearsey for creditors, and Mr. Hack wood (Linklater and Hackwood) for bankrupt, His Honour granted the order. There was a very long list of first examinations, but no thing of interest transpired. POLICE INTELLIGENCE —Thi s D a y. r Business done 69 MARLBOROUGH-STREET. OBTAINING MONEY BY MEANS OF A FORGED ORDER. —John Watson, charged with obtaining the sum of £l7los. from Mr. John Diokenson Betts, grocer, of Oxford street, by means of a forged order on the London and West minstcr Bank, was again brought before Mr. Tyrwhitt. The prisoner, it may be remarked, presented a cheque for £l7 108, to Mr. Woollens, in the employ of Mr. Betts, stating that he had coma from Mr. Ball, of Duke-street, Urosvenor-square, a customer, and Mr. Woollens believing the cheque which was signed " Bateman" to be genuine, gave him the money and then detained him, and went to Mr. Ball and ascertained that he had not sent the prisoner. A clerk from the London and Westminster Bank now at tended, and said that Lord Bateman had an account at the Bank, but that the signature to the cheque was not his lordship's, nor anything like it. Mr. Woollens said he wished to state that they had got all the money back from the prisoner. After Mr. Tyrwhitt had cautioned the prisoner, The prisoner said he had nothing to say. Mr. Tyrwhitt committed him for trial. A JUVENILE GAMBLER AND THlEF. — William Knott, a boy, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with gambling in the streets. Sergeant Thomas Jeater, 4 C, deposed that about five o'clock yesterday afternoon he saw the prisoner with several other boys gambling with halfpence near Newport-market. He took the prisoner into oustody, but the other boys ma naged to escape. Mr. Tyrwhitt asked whether there wore many complaints of he boys, and the sergeant said there were. It is near the Mission-house, and a gentleman connected with it pro mised to attend, but had not done so. Mr. Hoary Robert Wilson, of Cranbourne-street, hosier, &c., said that some time ago three lads, the prisoner being the ringleader, robbed him of a quantity of scarfs. The prisoner managed to get away, but two others were charged with the robbery, and convicted, The prisoner was a pest to the neighbourhood. Mr. Tyrwhitt fined the boy 40s. or a month. THAMES. EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF STABEING.—HOILItiCII GLIM' meir, a sugar baker, was brought before Mr. Paget for the seventh time, charged with stabbing John Bryan, on the night of Saturday, the 6th of February last. Mr. Partridge took the deposition of the wounded man at the London Hospital, on Saturday, the 27th of February, and in the presence of the prisoner, who is a German and has only recently left his native country. Faint hopes were then entertained of Bryan's recovery. He identified Guldmeir as the person who stabbed him with a knife in the right shoulder in the Cannon -street road, on the night of the 7th ultimo. Several witnesses hate also given evidence, and stated that they saw Bryan stabbed by the German, but the origin of the quarrel has not been divulged. Bryan is a notoriously bad charac ter and has been frequently in cuAody, and it is supposed that he gave the German some considerable provocation. The wound was a very severe one, Out it has been nearly healed, and it is believed the patient would be likely to recover, if a disease of a formidable nature had not super vened. Bryan has for a long time been a very dissipated and drunken man, and soon after his admission to the hos pital "blood poisoning" occurred, and ho is now being treated for that disease. Inspector Roberts, of the K division, said ho had seen Bryan in the hospital this morning., He was in a very low state, but Mr. Hunter, tho house surgeon, said he might recover, and handed to him the following certificate : " London Hospital, March 15, 1864.—This is to certify that John Bryan was admitted into the hospital on Feb. 7, with incised wound of shoulder, and is now suffering from blood poisoning, and is still in a very dangerous state. R. Hughes, house surgeon." Mr. Paget again remanded the prisoner until Tuesday next, The recognisances of a man named Johnson, who was brought up on a warrant last Tuesday to give evidence against gardener were enlarged. MARKETS—Tit—is Da—i. HAY MARKETS. SMITIMILD.—Meadow hay, L 3 Os to S 4 ; £4 Os to £5 lOs Od ; and straw, £ 1 38 to £l lO3 lOs Od per clover load., A slow demand. CIIMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4loa Od ; clover, £4 Os to £5 10s Od ; and straw, £1 38 to £1 lOs per load. Trade inactive. WHITEORAPEL.—Meadow hay, £3 Oa to £4los ; clover, £4 Os to £5 10a Od ; and straw, £1 3s to £1 108 per load. A slow trde. COLONIAL. TEA,—There has been a moderato amount of business transacted in greens from the late arrivals, and prices have in most instances been well supported. Congou qualities are rather dull, but remain at about former quotations. bUGAR.—The Market has exhibited very little animation owing to the firmness of holders. Good grocery descriptions of West India maintain full rates; while in the refined market there is little change of importance to reoord as re gards values. COYFEE.—Tho enquiry for plantation Ceylon has been steady, and prices are well sustained. RlCE.—Only a limited business has been recorded, and quotations show little change of importance. TALLOW.—A steady business has been done for both Present and forward delivery. P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted 41s. 6d,, and last three months, 445. 6d. per cwt. Liverpool Cotton Market —This Day, Market firm. Sales, perhaps, 6,000 bales or more. Imports, 34,692 ; previously, 47. SHIPPING—This Day, LONDON, March 15.—Wind this day at noon—South. Weaterly ; moderate breeze, and fine weather, but rather cloudy. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning. Arrived, March 15—Grace Pearle, from Colombo; Sea Flower, from Guernsey ; Maria, from Ilorsens. DEAL Tuesday Passed—Congres s , from Calcutta, , for London Morning.. Anchored—licarseage, Federal war steamer, from off a cruise. THACRERAY'S INCOME from copyrights, writings, and realised property averaged, according to some accounts, about £4,000 a year for some years previous to his death, THE DUKE DE MORNY is stated to have recently read to a circle of his intimate friends an unpublished comedy of his own composition. A NEW ILLUSTRATED THEATRICAL PAPER is announced as about to be produced by Mr. Tanis. ToUJOURS PERDEIX I—The Poet Laureate's poem is stated to be once more about King Arthur and the Round Table Knights. Something of the kind was done in prose, and very beautifully, in Macmillan, the Knights being Scotch literary men, and EiPg Arthur the editor, THE CAL FFIEL D, MEETING IN AID OF THE SUFFERERS. Yesterday a numerous body of gentlemen obeyed the call of the Mayor to attend the preliminary meeting at the Council-hall at 11 o'clock. Lord Wharncliffe came in in the course of the meeting, and was received with cheers. The MAYOR, on taking the chair, said that Mr. Roberts and Mr. Housefield had attended as an in dication of their sentiments on this melancholy oc casion, but as an important meeting of the direc tors of the Water Company was going on, they would be under the necessity of going there. Alderman 111(COCK was afraid the retirement of those gentlemen would be ascribed by the public to some other cause than want of time. He thought they ought to have the directors of the company present to explain the position in which they stood with reference to the awful calamity. No interest or power ought to prevent the directors from ex plaining their position. (Hear.) Mr. DUNN said the meeting was called by a cir cular to consider the means to be taken in this emergency to relieve distress. (Hear.) It was not for them to consider the liability of this body or of that. Their present business was with a calamity from which many were actually suffering, and without stopping to inquire about responsibility they must see what they could do to provide relief. (Cheers.) He was a sufferer to a consi derable extent, but he did not come there to enter upon that question. They could not expect the directors of the Water Company to state their views on this occasion. These gentlemen represented a body of shareholders for whom they were trustees, and those shareholders had not yet been called toe gather. Those directors were not here in that capa city, but to show their sympathy as Sheffield men. The time would come when other questions would be raised. At present the only question was the relief of distress, and before they came to other questions he hoped the feeling would be a little lowered down, and that they should be prepared to treat them more calmly as business matters. He hoped the Mayor would limit the discussion to the subject for which they were met. (Cheers.) Mr. IRONSIDE said the truth must come out. There must be no attempt to stop it. (Cheers.) The MAYOR said the whole truth would come out at the inquest. The object of this meeting was to make arrangements for a town's meeting. Mr. HOUNSFIELD said that at the meeting of the directors of the company that morning the question had been considered whether the directors had power at this meeting to put the company down for a subscription. It did not appear that they had power to do so. Mr. Roberts and himself would be glad to subscribe in their individual capacity, but not as representatives of the company. Mr. ROBERTS said it was not in their power to give any explanations at present, however anxious they might be; but nothing would be kept back. In fact, it was not in their power to do that if they desired it. Mr. HOUNSFIELD said the meeting might rely upon it that every explanation would be given. Mr. Hounsfield and Mr. Roberts then retired. The MAYOR. —It is unnecessary for me to speak at any length in regard to the dreadful calamity that has been the cause of this meeting. At noon on Saturday a communication was made to me that a great number of persons were assembled in the neighbourhood of Hilishorough-bridge and Owler ton, and that some were carrying away furniture and property that did not belong to them. ("Shame!") Finding that the Civil power was not considered sufficient, I immediately applied to the commanding officer et the barracke,and he at once, and with the utmost readiness, placed at my dis posal any number of men that I might require. (Cheers.) The soldiers were on duty during the day, some of them during the night, and on Sun day. Yesterday, in consequence of the admirable arrangements of the constables everything went off exceedingly well as far as the maintenance of order was concerned ; and from the police reports this morning I find there are only two cases in which persons have sought to take a dishonest advantage of the confusion that prevailed. (Hear, hoar.) That fact speaker volumes for the good order and the good feeling of the inhabitants of Sheffield. (Applause.) I will not detain you longer, as this is merely a preliminary meeting to the town's meeting that will be held to-morrow. I should wish it to be held on that day, in consequence of a letter which I have received from the noble Lord • Lieutenant of the Riding. The Mayor then read the letter. In it Earl Fitzwilliam said he had heard rumours of the dreadful calamity, and he asked for information as to its extent and the steps that had been taken to relieve the families of the sufferers. He had no doubt but that the inhabi tants of the town, who had on all previous occa sions shown such a large amount of liberality, would attend to the immediate Wants of the suf ferers. He hoped a l arge and systematic scheme of relief would be in augurated. To any committee that might be appoi n t e d he begged that his name might be added, and said he would be ready to at tend a meeting on Tuesday at noon. While the Mayor was reading the letter Lord Wharncliffe entered the room and was loudly cheered. The MAYOR read letters from several gentlemen who were unable to attend. A barrister named Munster, of London, enclosed a check for 20 guineas, and offered to do all in his power to ob tain subscriptions in town. (Hear.) Mr. E. VICKERS—I agree with every observa tion the Mayor ha s made but one—namely, his reference to this as a p re li minary meeting. I be lieve it would be a great mistake so to regard it. This meeting is certainly com mence a subscription. l arge enough to We are all met here for the purpose of relieving the unfortunate people who are sufferers by this calamity —(cheers)—and th ere is no time like the alludes may be called at present. The town's meetin g to aysehdioaht this h h i e s mayor meet a ing of the town ou g ht t o b ee date, but the feel ing.xpres (Hear, h ear .) The MAYOR—It is very desirable that we should This can only be a pre give Lord Fitzwilliam an opportunity of attending the meeting. (Hear, hear.) liminary meeting, but a subscription will be entered desirable that there into and will be exhibited at the meeting to-mor row. (Hear, hear.) It is ver resolution authorising the should be another meeting ; but no doubt many of the gentlemen resent will commence the s b • u scrap tione, and I will at once inform Lord Fitzwilliam of theresultmr. T . D o f u N t h zt i a m m o e v e e t d i n a g. Mayor to call a public meeting to-day (Tuesday) for the relief of the distressed. The resolution was seconded by Mr. J. BROWN, and carried. Lord WHARNCLIFFE moved " That this fearful inundation, which has caused such an awful of loss life and immense destruction of property eerily occasioni ng widespread misery and, deso, eeeesla• - tion, calls up on t h e i nha b itants of this borough and neighbourhood to sympathise and subscribe, so as to alleviate as far as possible the distress that exists." His Lordship made an urgent appeal for support. Mr. W. BUTCHER, town regent, seconded the motion, which was carried. Mr. F. Hooee road the following telegram from Mr. G. Hadfield, M.P. : " I will send £5OO to-morrow (Menday) for the relief of the surviving sufferers." (Cheers.) A list of subscriptions was made up in a few minutes to X 5,000, 10 o f the principal firms putting down their names for 1200 each. It was agreed that the Mayor should communi cate with the Lord Mayor of London. The Chairman of the Sheffield and Ecclesall Unions intimated that the promptest and most liberal relief had been given to the survivors "with out reference to consolidated orders or districts, or anything but the necessities of the sufferers." MONDAY NIGHT. Further inquiries show that the number missing exceeds any previous estimate. There are 238 known to be missing; of these there are 131 iden tified, 56 not identified, making 187. Twelve bodies were found to-day in the submerged gardens in the town. The property owners damaged by the flood have held a meeting, and have resolved to take united action against the water company. A 107 99 d; 8S 1041 4 101 J THE SUN, LOADON, TUESDAY ENEgINING, MARCH 15, 1864 clause in the company's Act, passed the year after the Flolmfirth fiDod, specifically files upon them the damage caused by the failure or giving way of em bankments or reservoirs on any of their works. The damage is estimated at half a million, which is more thrn the capital of the company. The authorities here have communicated with the Home-office, and Sir G. Grey has sent down lir. Ravvlinsou, C.E., who arrived to-night. We are requested to state that the Lord Mayor, in compliance with a wish of some gentlemen in the city, conveyed to him yesterday, has undertaken to receive contributions towards the relief of the sufferers by the distressing calamity at Sheffield. Mr. B. N. Phillipps, a member of the Court of Common Council, has also given notice that at their meeting on Thursday next he will move that a grant of 200 guineas be made from the funds of the Corporation for the same humane object. THE WAR IN DENMARK, (From the Times Special Correspondent with the Allied Arne y.) HEAD-QUARTERS OF THE ALLIED ARMY, KOLDINU, March 9. The move into Jutland took us rather by surprise. It is understand to have been made in consequence of telegraphic instructions received from Berlin on Sunday. By the same channel you will by this time have learnt that the Austrians at Veile, and the Prussians at Gudsoe, have driven the Danes before them, and now have their outposts within a trifling distance of Fredericia. There has again been a good deal of hard marching over heavy roads, although the highways from Hadersleben to this place is a very good one in tolerable wea ther ; but thaw and the drenching rain which fell for hours on Monday afternoon have made it severe work for the troops. The Auetrians marched very early yesterday, some from Christiansfeld, two German miles south of this, and some of them must have marched for 10 or 11 hours at a stretch, or at least with trifling halts, for it was three p.m. before they got to the Danish position at Veile. Having found it impossible to leave Hadersleben until early this morning, in consequence of certain arrange ments indispensable to bc made, I have not seen the ground, but shall en?..eavour to do so to-mor row. It appears, however, that the Danish position was strong. The extion lasted until. half-past six, and was chiefly with artillery, except in the case of a wood, whie was held by infantry. According to a Prussian 'estimate, the enemy's forces consisted of three rer4iments of infantry, three of cavalry, and two l'iatteries, under the command of Lieutenant- Girders! Hegermann Lindercrone. The position was finely stormed, without very severe loss to the assailants, who made 120 prisoners. The Danes re treated upon Horsens, where they may, if so minded, easily embark. I find the statements, or rather con jectures, as to the strength of the Danes in Jutland to be very conflicting, and the fact is that, owing to the facility they possess of conveying troops by water, what is correct one day may be very incorrect the next, Moreover, the Allies have now got into a region where information is not easily obtained by them, whereas we know that the Danes are particu larly well informed of most things that go on within these lines ; so much so, that it would probably not be easy for me to reveal to them through my cor respondence many things with which they are not already perfectly acquainted. One great inconve nience here is the difficulty of ascertaining the cor rect names of places, owing to the peculiarities of the Danish orthography and pronunciation, and I to the circumstance that the names of many small hamlets are not to be found on any map to which I have access, perhaps in none except Danish Ordnance maps. The Austrians are at this present time in Veile and its neighbourhood. The allied outposts are within two or three English miles of Fredericia--at least the one they have hard-by the wood of Fuglesang (Song of Birds) can hardly be more than two miles from that fortress. Some Prussian troops made a circuitous march yesterday, with a view to cut off the Panes sta tioned at Gudsoe, who seem to have been corn. plctoly surprised, but proved to be but one company. Four officers and 178 men were made prisoners. The battalion which took them is now at Snoghoi. As a precaution against any attempted attack by Danish shipping, two shore batteries have been erooted some way down Kolding Fiord (frith), and submarine mines have also been pre pared. To-day all is quiet, and I believe that Headquarters are likely to remain here at least all to-morrow. It seems almost beyond a doubt that the Danes will not risk an action in the field, but con fine themselves to the defence of D appal and Frede ricia. Such at least is the general opinion here, and it certainly seems justified by the way in which the Danes have repeatedly abandoned positions favour. able for giving battle had they been so disposed. As regards besieging Fredericia, it is probable that operations will be a little delayed by the necessity of getting up heavy artillery. Meanwhile the weather continues most unfavourable. At half-past 6 this morning there was a red glow, which looked almost as if the sun intended to shine, but the pleasing hope soon vanished. There was a rather a sharp frost this morning, and at this present time (after noon) a gale is blowing, and the snow whirls and drives through the streets and lanes of this dull and dreary little town. Marshal Wrangel surprises every one by his powers of endurance. The Staff tell me he was on horseback for eleven hours yesterday. Whither Headquarters will betake themselves, should they leave Kolding, no one knows ; but from what I hear from residents in this place, there will be very scanty accommodation in front of that fortress. As we advance northwards the country looks more and more bleak and unpro mising. We are already beyond post-offices—at least, the only post that at the present moment goes south from this is the Field post. As it laaves early in order to catch the mail from Hadersleben, I must conclude this short and hasty letter, which I have written in order that you might not be entirely without reliable information concerning what yesterday occurred, but some of the details of which may possibly need some slight correction in my next. The King of Wurtemberg, ' We learn from Stuttgardt that on Saturday last some improvement had taken place in the health of the King of Wurtemberg, and that for a short time his Majesty was enabled to transact some busi ness 9, ow of a pressing nature, and to re a d th e j ourna l s . As, how ever , there was no lasti ng i ncrease o f strength, h t ofhe physicians spoke with grea t d ou b t. The people Wurtemberg are b uo y e d up w i t h t h e recollection that the aged monarch has more than once recovered from as dangerous a condition as that in which he now appears to be. The Queen of Holland, the King's daughter, hal arrived at Stuttgardt. At the fifth annual meeting, to-day, of the share holders of the London General Omnibus Company, Mr. F. J. Land in the chair, it was proposed to pay a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum, frce of income tax. The profit and loss account for the half-year ending December last showed a total of £29,250. The sum of £7,000 had been written off the first establishment charges, and it was pro posed to add to the reserve fund a further amount of £6,904 18s. 10s., leaving a balance of £15,351, to be applied to the payment of the dividend. 111 r. Morry»ian is the title of a new comic paper on the evo of making its appearance. BREACH OF THE SPECIAL RULES OF A COLLIERY. —At the Hyde Petty Sessions, y es t er d ay, J ohn Reece, a collier, was charged that whilst working at Bayley Field Colliery, Newton, near Hyde, on the 22d ult., he did, contrary to the provisions of the Mines Regulation and Inspection Act, violate the sp ec i a l rules of the colliery by using a naked light whilst removing props. Edward Philips, the underlooker, stated that the defendant had, contrary to the special rules of the colliery, taken his lamp top off whilst removing props, and used a naked light, the consequence being that an explosion took place. The witness added that the defendant had hitherto been found a careful man, and, under the circumstances, the masters did not wish to press the case, The Bench said the defendant had been guilty of a very serious offence, which might have caused the loss of many lives. He would be fined ss. and costs, or 21 days' imprisonment, but in future they would indict a serious punishment. SECOND EDITION. SUN OFFICE, HALF -PAST 4 O'CLOCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE -.-This Day. (By ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) DONCASTER RACES--THIS DAY, SCURRY srAKEs. Confederato ... Cronstadt _ Mrs. Lirriper Seven ran. BETTING ROOINI STAKES. Brindisi _ _ _ Blackbird Faith JUVENILE STAKES. Vesta Romola .. Vatty colt 2 3 Five ran. CHESTERFIELD HANDICAP, Siva 1 Village Belle 2 Bosh 3 Nine ran, INNKEEPERS' PLATE. Little Hannah filly Cronstadt Gourmand NORTH OF ENGLAND STEEPLECHASE Lincoln Fly Fishor Woodford.,,, Six ran. Wan by a neck ; a bad third. Emblematic fell, DON STEEPLECHASE. 1 2 3 nallinasloe Lucy Maid of the Moor 1 2 .3 Five ran. STEEPLE/HAUL—be Maley scratched at nine this morning. BETTING ON THE COURSE , CHESTER CL P. 100 to 7 agst Change (t). ARRIVALS AT WARWICK. Bell's Life, Avalanche, Sensation, Ocean Witch, Miss Emma, Usher, Aurelian, Lord of Linne, Blight, St. Law rence, Princess Dagmar, Attention, Flaneur, Damascus, Birdfinder, Disappointment, Whisky, Rosins, Verdiere, Tam o' Shanter, The Abbott, Man at Arms, Le Marechal, Jezabel, Birdlime, Prophet, Sympathy, Fontenoy, and Yeoman. CITY BETTING—Tnis DAY. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. 15 to 2 agst Lioness (offered) 11 to 1 agst Blithtield (taken) 12 to 1 agst Gardener (taken) 13 to 1 agst Wingrave (taken) 14 to 1 agat Dollar (taken) 15 to 1 agst Costa (taken) 20 to 1 agst Countersign (taken) 20 to 1 agat Gibraltar (taken) 20 to 1 agat Sheridan (taken) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 7to 1 Cambuscan (offered) CITY AND SUBURBAN. 18 to 1 agat Jarnicoton (taken) 30 to 1 agst Voluptas (taken) 33 to 1 agst Mail Train (taken) CHESTER CUP. 13 to 1 agst Golden Pledge (taken and offered, 10 to 1 agst Change (taken) 25 to 1 agst Accident (taken and offered) 25 to 1 agst Littlo Stag (taken) THB DEBBY. 15 to 1 agst Cambuscan (offered) THIRD EDITION SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK, MALT FOR ANIMALS BILL. Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY moved the second reading of this bill. Lord BERNERS gave notice that he should move cer tain amendments to various clauses in committee. Earl GREY regrettel the introduction of the bill, be cause it appeared to him to endanger a revenue of extreme importance. He considered that nothing more injurious to the landed interest of the country could occur than the repeal of the malt tax. It was a tax paid by the con sumer, and in the event of such a source of revenue, amount ing to £6,000,000, being swept away, an increase of taxa tion must be sought in another direction. That increase could only be attained by an increase in the income tax, than which nothing more was to be deprecated by the landed interest. Re thought the malt tax was one that ought to be retained, and those who were agitating for a re peal of it were agitating in favour of an increase in the in come tax. The Duko of ARGYLL said that the Chancellor of the Exchequer had introduced the measure, being fully assured the revenue would not suffer. The Earl of lIARDWICKE objected to the bill. Lord REDESDALE was of opinion that the malt tax was altogether indefensible. Lord WODEHOUSE thought it ought to be clearly un derstood that a repeal of the malt tax would more than likely lead to an increase of the income tax. This was a most unadvisable course in time of peace, as it took away the most fruitful source of raising large sums of money in timn of war_ The bill was then read a second time. VESTRY CESS (IRELAND) ABOLITION BILL. The house then went into committee on this bill. Clauses 1,2, and 3 were agreed to. The clause 4 Earl of DOWNSIIIRE moved the omi ss i on o f Upon which their lordships divided, when there ap peared— For the clause Against it . 27 34 Majority against -7 The clause was then struck out. The bill was then reported with amendments. INCLOSURE BILL. This bill passed through committee. MARINE MUTINY BILL. This bill was read a second time. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OP COMMONS —This Eveniug. The Speaker took the chair at four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a third time and passed : The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (Additional Powers) ; Swansea Vale Railway; and the Wrexham Water. The following bills were considered and ordered for third reading :—The Aberbrothwick Harbour, Chichester and Midhurst Railway (No 3), and the Dublin and Belfast Junction Railway. THE DUTY ON FIRE INSURANCE, &c. A very large number of petitions from different parts of he country was presented in favour of the abolition of the luty on fire insurances, ad the Sale of Liquors Permissive Rill_ HAINAULT FOREST ALLOTMENT. Oa the motion of Mr. COX, the following return was ordered :—Return from the inclosure commissioners set ting forth the several allotments of the 52S acres of the King's woods in the late forest of Hainault to the parish of Barking, and of the forty-two acres to the parish of llagonhaut ; showing the names of the proprietors claiming allotments; the nature of the claim, whether for a house only or for house and land; the amount of rating to the poor of such house or house and land; and the quantity of ground allotted to each claim. TIIE INCOME TAX. Mr. llUBBAlCliiav;noticetiat,atterEaster, h e would draw the attention of the house to the imposition o f t h e income tax, and move that such imposition should be founded on some recognised basis. PAPERS FRESI;TpIu'EeDAIBiYoNT.IIE B OARD OF Lord B. CECIL gave notice of a motion in reference to the mutilation of documents laid on the table by the council of the Board of Education. ABOLITION OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT. Mr. E WART gave notice that ho would move for leave to bring in a bill for the abolition of the punishment of death. THE DUTY ON FIRE INSURANCE. Mr. HUBBARD asked the hon. member for Dudley whether he would postpone his motion for a bill to reduce the duty on fire insurances until alter the Budget ? Mr. SHERIDAN said that the notice which he had on th e paper for this evening to bring in a bill to reduce the duty on fire insurance, to which the Chancellor of the Exchequer had given uutico of an amendment, he would postpone until the Ch ancellor of the Exchequer had.zuada his financial statement. (Hear.) THE BRADFIL'LD RESERVOIR, &c. Mr. FERRAND asked the Home Secretary if he would direct the engineer appointed to examine the Bradfield reservoir to visit and report upon the Doe Park reservoir. Sir G. ORLY iMid that he had comuatuaicated with the IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS---This Evening. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at the usual hour. DEN NIARK. Th 3 Earl of ELLENBOROUGII gave notice that on the motion for the adjournment of the house for the Easter recess ho should call the attention of their lordships to the exact state of affairs between Germany and Denmark. In the absence of the noble earl the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, he begged to ask the noble duke opposite whether the terms of the identical note, which appeared in the newspapers this morning, containing new proposals from Austria and Prussia to Denmark for an armistice and congress were authentic? The Duke of SOMERSET said, in the absence of the noble earl the Secretary for ForeignAff tirs, it would not be expedient for him to say more than that the terms in the note appearing in the Morning .Post on the subject of an armistice were substantially correct. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a third time and passed Belfast and Northern Counties Railway; Belfast and Ballymena and Ballycastle Junction Railway ; and Trent and Ancholmo and Grimsby Railway. INSANE PRISONERS' ACT AMENDMENT BILL. On the motion of the LORD CHANCELLOR, tke bill was referred to a select committee. [LEFT SPEAKING.] LONDON GAZE T TE-- T his Evening. - -... BREVET. Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet-Colonel Charles Henry C. 8., half-pay, l a t e 24th F oot. to have the tempo rary rank ofßrigalier- Gener a l in Great Britain, while in command of a brigade. Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet-Colonel Frederiok Paul Haines, half-pay, late Bth F oo t, to have the temporary rank of Brigadier-General in Ireland, while in command of a brigade. Captain and Brevet-Major Charles Ferdinand Harvey, retired full-pay, late staff Officer of Pensioners, to have the honorary rank of Lieutenant -Colonel. Second Captain Peter Henry Scratchley, Royal En gineers, to be Major. The undermentioned officers having completed the qua lified service in the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, under the provisions of the Royal Warrant of 14th October, 1858, to be Colonels : Major and Brevet Lieutenant -Colonel the Honourable Charles Dawson Plunkett, Ist Foot. Lieutenant -Colonel Thomas Francis Hobbs, 6th Foot. MEMORANDUM, —Second Captain and Brevet Major Robert Miller Mundy, half pay Royal Artillery, has been permitted to retire from the service by the sale of his com mission, under the conditions of the Horse Guards Circular Memorandum of 15th February, 1861. The Gazette contains a number of promotions and altera tions of rank amongst the officers of the Staff Corps end of her Majesty's Military Forces. BANKRUPTS That portion of the Gazette containing the bankrupts kad not arrived when we went to preen. Course of the Exchange.—This Day. _,______. I Amsterdam Ditto 12 0 12 0 Rotterdam Antwerp — 25 65 25 6711 Brussels 25 66 25 67/ _ Hamburgh — 13 72 13 8 Paris Short 25 25 25 35 Ditto .. 3 Months, 25 65 25 70 ' -2 5 65 2 5 70 Marseilles Frankfort on Maine 191 19f 2 12 20 12 3 Vienna Trieste Peter burgh — • Berlin 33 331 Madrid .' ' • 48 48; Cadiz • .-- 4 71 48i Leghorn .. --- 25 75 '2.5 82} Milan .... -- 25 771 25 82/ NGenoa .............. . 25 771 25 821 aples . ............ ... 25 80 Palermo ............ 25 85 . 2,5 80 25 Ei Lisbon. Messina ......... .... 25 80 25 85 0p0rt0.... ............... 62 7 52t ..... ..... .52i 527 Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard), per 0z.... £3 17 9 Mexican Dollars ....... ... Silver in li ars (Standard) Foreign Mail Packet List. _._...~_ MAILS DUB. Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton. Mar. `2O. via Marseills Mar. 14. drazil and C ape V er d s, by British pa e cket. April d Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena Mar. 3 . 0 . China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton Nar. 2 0 . via Marseilles ...Mar. 14. Falkland Islands ... . Gibraltar, via Southampton .. Mar. 13. India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton Mar. 20 . via Marseilles Mar. 14. India (Bombay), via Southampton Mar. 13. via Marseilles Mar. 22. Portugal.... ...... kpril 5. Malt a, •EgYPt ) fuld Aden, via Southampton Mar. 13, via Marseilles Mar. 14. Newfoundland Oporto and Vigo .. U. S. and British N. A mer ica, by Brit. packet Mar. 10, ._by U.S. packet by Canadian packet Mar. 11 W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Tenerille Mar. 10. Bahamas, via New York ........... .Mar. 11. Mexico.. All parts a West Indies, including Chili, p eru California. and British Columbia.. . ' i Mar. 30. ......... THE ROYAL BABY'S HEAD NURSE.-11lieS Waters, of Sand, Somersetshirc, has been appointed head nurse to tho young Prince. PRISON DIETARY. Lard FERMOY asked the Secretary of State for tho Home Department what was the effect of the late change of dietary in Wakefield Prison on the health of the prisoners ; and whether he will lay a copy of the corre spondence on the subject, together with the report of the medical officer, upon the table of the house. Sir G. GREY said that the system was being tested. At present it had not been in operation sufficiently long to enable the Government to form a correct estimate as to its practical merits. METROPOLITAN RAILWAYS. In reply to Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. M. GIBSON said that he believed a bill would be introduced on the subject, but not until the report of the committee had been presented. COLLECTOR OF ASSESSED TAXES BILL, In reply to an hon. member, The CHANCELLOR, of the EXCHEQUER said it was not the intention of the Government to hurry on this bill. CO CRALEY. Mr. D, FORTESCU.E LONEL W called attention to the court martial on Colonel Crawley, and wag MARcli . The Queen has HITEHALL been pleased I to present l2 the Rev. Arch. Buchanan to the church of the united parishes of Logie and Pert, in the presbytery of Brechin, and county of Forf ar , vacant by the death o f th e Rev. Thomas 11111. DOWNING-STREET, MARCIE 12. The Queen has been pleased to appoint John S. Moffat, Esq,, to be a member of the Executive and Legislative Councils of the Island of St. Lucia. CROWN OFFICE, MARCH 15. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT PAR.. LIAMENT. County of Hertford—Henry Edward Surtees, Esq., of Dane End, near Ware, in the said county, in the room of Christopher William Giles Puller, Esq., deceased. WAR OFFICE, PALL MALL, MAncir 15. 4th Hussars—Hugh Berkeley Grifliths, Gent., to be Cor net, by purchase, vice Robert Soames, promoted.l 14th Hussars—Captain Robert Johnston Brown to be Major, by purchase, vice Major and Brevet Lieutenant- Colonel Richard Herbert Gall, C. 8., who retires upon half-pay—Lieut. Edward E. D. Boycott to be Captain, by purchase, vice Brown —Cornet John Bradney to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Boycott—Samuel Tudor Ashton, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Bradney —Lieut. Francis John S. 11. Newton to be Adjutant, vice Boycoit, promoted. 4th Regiment of Foot—The promotion of Ensign Edgar Montagu Kemp to a Lieutenancy to bear date 22d December, 1863, and to be in succession to Lieutenant Richard Boyce, retired—the promotion of Ensign Chas. Frederick Hooper to a Lieutenancy to bear dare Bth January, 1864, and to be in succession to Lieut. Charles Edward Billing, promoted. 7th Foot—Lieut. wynno Orton Lewis to be Captain, by purchase, vice Musgrave Watson, who retires—Ensign Rowland Hill to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Lewis William Wolfe Rynd, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Hill. 13th Foot—Ensign Robert Warren to be Lieutenant, with out purchase, vice Charl es Ed war d s Palmer, seconded on appointment as Instructor in Military Surveying, at the Royal Military College. 14th Foot—Lieut. William Thornhill Blois to be Adjutant, vide Lieut. Alexander Gordon, promoted. 35th Foot—Lieut. William Poste to be Instructor of Mus ketry, vice Lieut. Thomas Lloyd, promoted. 38th Foot—Lieut. Alfred Stokes to be Adjutant, vice Lieut. Robert Johnston Stansfold, promoted. 108th Foot—Lieut. John Trenchard Tennant to be In structor of Musketry. Rifle Brigade—Lieut. Ernest Henry Buller to be Instruc tor of Musketry, vice Lieut. Lord Edward Cavendish, who resigns that appointment, 6th West India Regiment--Ensign Thomas England to be Lieutenant, without purc,hase, vice Albert Sharp, deceased, Mayor of Bradfield, and the report of the engineer at the time was quite satisfactory. NATIONAL EDUCATION (IRELAND). Sir H. CAIRNS asked when the returns relative to na tional education (Ireland) would be laid upon the table, and for what reason the annual repor;, of the Commissioners of National Education (Ireland) for the year 1662 had not yet been presented to Parliament. Sir R. PEEL said that two returns had already been laid on the table, and the report for last year wculd be laid on the table on the Ist of June. As regarded any corre- Apondenee between himself and the Chief Commissioner, he had no objection to lay it on the table. Sir 11. CAIRN S said that the papers laid on the table were "dummies." (Laughter.) Sir R. PEEL said that, was not true—(laughter)--and tho papers were laid on the table when the members were leavinK town, and th ere f ore d i d not receive any attention. " EX PE.NDITURE WITHOUT ACCOUNT." Lord R. ISI 0 NTAG U asked the Chancellor of the Ex chequer whether a sum of money was ever issued by direc tion of the Lords of the Treasury as" Expenditure without account; and, if so, in what manner the same was brought under the consideration of the Commissioners for the Audit of Public Accounts; and whether the expenditure is passed by them after due examination of the vouchers for the subordinate items of expenditure included in that sum. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER explained that the expenditure alluded to was made in conformity with the requirements of the public service, and was pro perly accounted for to the commissioners for the audit of public accounts. RIFLING LARGE GUNS. Lord FERMOY asked the Under Secretary of State for War whether the trial of Mr. Lynal Thomas's fystem of rifling largo guns was completed, and whether he had any objection to produce the report of the trysts ? The Marquis of HARTIN G lON said that a largo gun had been manufactured, for which Mr. Thomas h a d not paid, in order to test the value of the invention, but the committee had ordered that no further experiment should b ta e k en e place until lthe general merits of the invention had INCREASED APPLICATIONS FOR PAROCHIAL, RELIEF. In reply to Mr. KEKEWICII, Mr. WILLIE RS said his attention had been called to the increase of applications for relief by the casual poor, espe cially in the southern districts ; but he did not consider, under the circumstances, that it was necessary to issue any instructions on the subject. BISHOPRICS, &c. (IRELAND). Mr. DILLWYN asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland when a return relative to bishoprics, &c, in Ireland, ordered on the 7th of May last, and another relative to the dioceses of Cashel, Emley, Waterford, and Lismore, ordered on the sth May last, and which, not having been presented to tho house in the course of last year, were again ordered on the 9th of ,February last and the 12th of February last re spectively, would be laid upon the table of the house. Sir R. PEEL said that one of the papers alluded to would be laid on the table this evening.